Why quebec wants to separate

Quebec is still the Canadian province most likely associated with wanting to separate from the country, but it appears the separatist furor has shifted west — to Alberta. In contrast, in an October poll, 82 per cent of Quebecers said they have no desire to revisit the idea of sovereignty any time soon. The poll showed a per-cent increase in Albertan dissatisfaction with the federal government since The poll also found that Albertans were most in favour of creating a regional party to represent the interests of Western Canada, which Reid believes is far more likely than actual separation.

But we should slow down before drawing parallels between the separatist movements in Alberta and Quebec. Consequently, Quebec separating seemed like a very real possibility at one point. No need to wait until next weekend to score sweet sales on gadgets, gear. The Vancouver-based entrepreneur behind the app Shop This City hopes to remove the barrier between customers and small local businesses by offering a searchable, up-to-date display of a business's available inventory and styles.

And soon the historic referendum was over. Quebecers voted 60 per cent against sovereignty-association, and 40 per cent in favour of it. In the meantime, we must live together. But the uncertainty would remain. A second referendum on Quebec sovereignty was held on October 30, The question asked voters whether "Quebec should become sovereign after having made a formal offer to Canada for a new economic and political partnership.

The "Non" side won again but it was the narrowest of victories. The final tally was The French were the first settlers of Canada, but in their dominions in eastern Canada fell under the control of the British. Over the next century, the English language and Anglo-America culture made steady inroads into Quebec, leading many French Canadians to fear that they were losing their language and unique culture.

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On October 30, , year-old basketball prodigy LeBron James scores 25 points, grabs six rebounds and dishes out nine assists, but his Cleveland Cavaliers lose to the more experienced Sacramento Kings, This month, Legault vowed to amend Canada's Constitution to recognize French as Quebec's only official language and to call Quebec a "nation" to underscore its distinct status, not to assert that it is a separate state.

Legault said he would do so through a rarely invoked authority to unilaterally change parts of the Constitution that affect just one province. The move is largely symbolic, since French is already the province's only official language and the federal Parliament in recognized Quebec as a nation inside Canada.

But some legal experts say the move is unconstitutional, and it has raised fears inside and outside Quebec that it could put new strains on national unity at a time when some western provinces have expressed unhappiness with federal policies. Legault, whose CAQ party faces a provincial election in October , says he is addressing concerns that the use of French is slipping.

It is a dilemma for Trudeau, a fluent French speaker whose father, Pierre, fiercely opposed Quebec separatism when he was prime minister but enacted legislation recognizing French, for the first time, as one of Canada's two official languages.